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The Story: Father Abraham Had a Son, Part 3 (God Will Provide)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Moriah (Gen 22:1-18 ESV) After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of … Continue reading →

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The Story: Father Abraham Had Many Sons, Part 2 (The Blood Oath)

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The blood oath For thousands of years, men have sealed covenants in blood. In the Middle East, they used to say that they “cut a covenant,” meaning the covenanting parties cut their arms and sucked a bit of one another’s … Continue reading →

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The Story: Father Abraham Had Many Sons, Part 1 (Faith and Grace)

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Father Abraham had many sons Many sons had Father Abraham I am one of them and so are you So let’s all praise the Lord. Right arm!

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New New Wineskins … Continued

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Not only does a magazine need great writing, but it also needs great graphics and photos. Does anyone else have a gift to contribute to the effort? I’m anticipating that the e-magazine will continue with its monthly format, and so … Continue reading →

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New New Wineskins

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jay F Guin

With the encouragement of Keith Brenton, I’ve been working with Matt Dabbs (soon to be editor-in-chief) and Brad Palmore (webmaster) to re-vision the e-magazine New Wineskins. We’re in the process of recruiting a handful of top-flight featured writers and thinking through … Continue reading →

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The Story: In the Beginning, Part 2 (The Happy Ending)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Denouement (RP) IPA: /deˈnuːmɑ̃/ (US) IPA: /deɪnuˈmɑnt/,      /deɪnuˈmɑ̃/ “Denouement” is a fancy word for the final conclusion, when the climax comes to final resolution. In a murder mystery, the climax is the moment the detective solves the mystery, or … Continue reading →

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The Story: In the Beginning, Part 1 (Conflict and Climax)

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Introduction We’re studying “The Story” for the next several months. The Story is the overall, over-arching story that the Bible tells about God. We need to make a few things clear as we begin. First, by “story” we don’t mean … Continue reading →

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The Story: Introduction

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Jay F Guin

At my home church, we’re about to start a series of lessons, continuing until May of next year, called “The Story.” The lessons will be based on material published by Zondervan. Many churches have used this material and had great … Continue reading →

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Roland Muller’s Honor & Shame, Pentecost, Part 2

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(Act 2:36 ESV) 36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Peter accused the Jewish audience — implicitly, the entire race — of … Continue reading →

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Roland Muller’s Honor & Shame, Pentecost, Part 1

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Jay F Guin

[This my own analysis — kind of an experiment to see how Acts 2 might be read from an honor-culture perspective. If the Jews of the First Century were truly an honor culture, then we should be able to discern that … Continue reading →

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